Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-06

The Republicans elected Hon. T. b.
Stewart Speaker and Hon. Milton r..
Moore Chief Clerk of the House by a
strict party y0te-26 to %. The Repabli-
cans in the Senate elected Hon. George NJ. =.
| Chilcott President, and Hon. Vest Nichols
Clerk. Adjourned until tomorrow.
a Californian ia tlse Late Railroad Wreck
in Ohio.
! TIFFrN (0.), January 5th.-Among the
! passengers on the ill-fsted train of yester-
| day was John Teehill, an Irishman, who
resides at San Francisco and has a brother
in-law who owns large liquor store on
Pacific street of that city. He was on his
way home from visit to Ireland. He was
wedged in the wreck, but succeeded in re-
leasing himself and fell head foremost out
| of a window into the ditch. His head and
bands were terribly burned, his collarbone
| broken, and he was bruised all over He
was taken to Chicago Junction, where he is
now. He is coughing and blood isfiowing
| from his mouth, and he is not expected
| to live.
Anti-I liquor Movement In Pennsyss al ia.
HARRIsBURG (Pa.), January 5th-To-day
in the Legislature resolutions were passed
appointing committee to prepare an
amendment to the Constitution, to be sub
mitted 10 vote of the people. providing
that the manufacture and sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors as beverage in this State shall
be forever prohibited and providing also
that compensation be made for real estate
used for the manufacture and sale of
LIQUORS in such cases as its value shall be
diminished by the passage of the amend
ment.
4 Shake in Texas.
GALVESTON, January 5th.-A special to
the Sers from Paige Tex saws that a
slight shock of earthquake occurred there
at II o clock this morning, lasting two or
three seconds. No serious damage was
done. A wooden cstern which had been
lowered into an excavation sank four
inches lower. The colored servants at the
Wilson Hotel were greatly alarmed. The
shock was felt for miles around, and appa-
rently passed from north to south. A few
people claim to have heard rumbling
| noise. The town of Paige is on the Hous-
ton and Texas Central Railroad, fifty miles
| east of Austin.
a Ghasily Mystery.
BosroN, January 9TH. = A bundle of
bloody clothing was found yesterday in
Lexington, and caused much surmise. To-
day farmer Brooks discovered near his
place the head of man, which had been
severed from the body, and near it other
portions of the body covered by snow.
The head was gashed and distorted by
terrible wound. 1t had evidently been
chopped from the body with dull ex.
About mile from where the head and
arm were found the Investigators dscov-
cred in deep gulley the mutilated trunk.
1t was naked, and had deep cuts in the hip
and leg, indicating an intention on the part
of the murderer of severing the left leg,
as they had the right, which had been
r-tfl al oh off, at tha iuh
TILE REMAINS IDENTIFIED.
Boston, January 5th-P. M-Later re-
ports are to the effect that the murdered
man has been fully identified as George a.
Caian, the missing Somerville milkman,
but there is no clue whatever TO the perpe-
| rator of the fiendish act.
The Coal -Haulers' Strike.
New YORK, January 5th.-The strike of
coal haulers is extending all along the
lines of the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company, Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road, and Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company. This morning the men at Perth
Amboy, who had hesitated about striking,
were ordered out by the Knights of Labor
Their grievances are identical with those of
the employees at Weehawken, Elizabeth
port Bergen Point and South Amboy, who
have been out for two days The o2ly
point where work was continued to-day
was at Port Richmond, on the Delaware.
| Here the men are holding back till ordered
| by the Knights of Labor to stop, and it is
| believed that the order will come promptly,
| and that the men will be idle tomorrow.
Jawbone Champions.
| NEW YORK, January 9th. - Charley
Mitchell, the pugilist, who is now in Eng
land, has written to the Clipper that he will
box Jem Smith four rounds on January
| 18th, and have a set-to with Alf Greenfield
the-next evening Hethinks that Sullivan
would do well to met Smith in England.
Mitchell has been authorized by Smiths
friends to grange with Sullivan for six
or eight-round fight or fight to a finish
under the Queensberry rules, to take place
in Chicago or San Francisco.
Probable Death of Geoeral BuIIard.
SARATOGA, January 5th.-It is thought
that the man named Bullard, who was
pinioned and burned under beam in the
wreck at Tiffln yesterday, and who was re-
| ported belonged in New York State may
| have been Gen. L. F. Buliard of Saratoga
| Inquiries at his home elected the informa.
tion that General Bullard started two
weeks ago for New Mexico, and his family
| had received word of his arrival, but his
destination after leaving New Mexico is
not known. General Bullard is about 20
years old.
Butterine Factories Closed.
PITrsBURG, January 5th.--The butterine
| factories of Robinson d Co., IN this city,
and of the Pittsburg Melting Company, at
| Allegheny, closed down today on account
of the State law prohibiting the nanufact-
ure and sale of oleomargarine being de-
clared unconstitutional. Over 100 persons
are thrown out of employment.
John Roachs Condit on.
New YORK, January 5Jh.- at IL o'clock
| tonight the family OF John Roach issued
this bulletin TO the Associated Press
Mr.. Roach is gradually growing weaker,
| though the change has been very Slight to-
day. No sudden change is anticipated or
probable tonight"
FOREIGN.